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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
35
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
35
SW
50
W
25
W
 cm 
1
1
 mm 
1
max°C
3
4
1
5
6
2
5
4
1
5
6
2
4
2
-1
1
2
-1
min°C
-2
4
-1
2
6
-1
1
4
-1
2
5
0
2
0
-2
0
2
-2
chill°C 
-7
-1
-5
-1
3
-5
-3
0
-6
-3
0
-6
-2
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
Freezing level (m
3950
4750
4200
4400
4900
4250
4400
4750
4200
4450
4950
4400
4450
4450
4050
4200
4450
3900
Cloud base (m)
9650
7150
5150
5500
4500
4550
4100
5150
4950
7050
3500
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
14046134046131-212-2610581158958126863672
Sunrise
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
Sunset
7:07
7:07
7:05
7:02
7:01
7:00

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 297).
14
35 km S
2398m alt.
40 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 141).
5
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 311 degs) was rejected.
37 km S
2385m alt.
51 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
8
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
44 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 92).
14
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 308).
18

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.